| These are just a few of the more popular
wedding flowers to help you in your planning. Keep in mind that
we can and will suggest many others depending on what you tell
us you want to achieve with your flowers. |
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Rose
MEANING: Love, joy, beauty
SCENT: Lightly fragrant to very fragrant, depending on variety
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive
FLOWER FACT: Roses are the most popular flowers at weddings.
Hundreds of color options! Preserves well. |
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Stephanotis
MEANING: Marital happiness
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Moderate
FLOWER FACT: These trumpet-shaped blossoms are traditional bridal
flowers, no doubt due to their meaning. Preserve very well but
often wilt during reception |
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Calla Lily
MEANING: Magnificent beauty
SCENT: Lightly fragrant
SEASON: Spring and summer
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: This large tropical flower is very popular in weddings.
Preserves well. |
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Delphinium
MEANING: Swiftness, lightness
SCENT: Lightly fragrant
SEASON: Summer
PRICE RANGE: Moderate
FLOWER FACT: This large, multi-blossom flower is a traditional
wedding favorite. Preserves well. |
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Freesia
MEANING: Innocence
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Spring and summer
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive in season. Preserves well. |
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Gardenia
MEANING: Purity, joy
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
Flower Facts: Preserves well but can turn brown when handled. |
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Hydrangea
MEANING: None recorded
SCENT: None
SEASON: Spring and Fall
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: There has been a recent resurgence in hydrangeas'
wedding popularity. Preserves well. |
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Orchid
MEANING: Love, beauty
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round -- almost always imported
PRICE RANGE: Expensive. Most preserve well. |
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Lily
MEANING: Majesty, truth, honor
SCENT: Fragrant, often reminiscent of Easter
SEASON: Summer, but often imported during other seasons
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive. Preserves well.
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Lily of
the Valley
MEANING: Happiness
SCENT: Fragrant
SEASON: Spring and Summer
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: These small, fragile, bell-shaped flowers are considered
traditional marriage flowers. Preserves well when fresh, but
may brown during reception.
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Stock
MEANING: Lasting beauty
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive
FLOWER FACT: Stock can be found in many colors to complement
and fill out arrangements. Preserves well. |
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Tulip
MEANING: Love, passion
SCENT: None
SEASON: Late Spring
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: These sweet and stately flowers can be found in
a myriad of colors. They preserve well when very fresh. |
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Sweet
Pea
MEANING: Departure
SCENT: Fragrant
SEASON: Late Spring and early Summer
PRICE RANGE: Moderate
Flower Fact: Does not hold up well.
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Baby's Breath
MEANING: Innocence
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive filler
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Carnation
MEANING: Pink represents boldness, red symbolizes love, and
white indicates talent. Some other colors have negative connotations.
SCENT: Very light fragrance or none at all, depending on variety
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive, preserves well.
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Chrysanthemum or Mum
MEANING: Wealth, abundance, truth
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive
FLOWER FACT: Mums come in several varieties, which determine
their size and color. The name literally means "golden
flower." Used most often in the fall. |
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Daffodil
MEANING: Regard
SCENT: None
SEASON: Spring
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive in season |
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Daisy
MEANING: Share your feelings
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive in season. Does not preserve well. |
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Iris
MEANING: A message of faith, wisdom
SEASON: Spring
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive, depending on variety
FLOWER FACT: Iris come in several sizes; they are usually blue
or white, but you may find exotic varieties (including purple
ones). Preserves well. |
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Lilac
MEANING: Love's first emotions
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Local lilacs are available in the spring; imported French
lilacs are available year-round
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive. Preserves well.
FLOWER FACT: The local lilac is grown like a bush, and is used
as filler because of its greenery. The French lilac is more
flower-like and can be used as such in bouquets and arrangements.
This exotic flower comes in a variety of colors and sizes. |
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Sunflower
MEANING: Short-stemmed sunflowers mean adoration; long-stemmed
sunflowers symbolize haughtiness
SCENT: None
SEASON: Fall
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive to moderate in season
FLOWER FACT: Smaller blooms recently have become popular in
arrangements |
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Peony
MEANING: Bashfulness, the American spirit of ambition and determination
SCENT: Lightly fragrant
SEASON: Late Spring
PRICE RANGE: Expensive.
FLOWER FACT: Preserves well. |
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